Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/this-is-how-government-can-clean-up-gold-trade-and-make-it-both-healthy-profitable-2327393.html
Gold - III :
Three steps which can clean up the gold trade in India
(part-I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/; and
part II at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/duties-taxes-corruption-government-abets-smuggling-gold/)
Rn bhaskar Jul 17, 2017 02:40 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
The need for a fresh approach...

Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/duties-taxes-corruption-how-the-government-abets-the-smuggling-of-gold-2324877.html
Gold - II
Part I can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/india-loves-gold1/
Part III can be found at http://www.asiaconverge.com/2017/07/can-the-govt-clean-up-the-gold-trade/
Smuggling, corruption and poor low credibility afflict this industry
RN Bhaskar Jul 13, 2017 03:11 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
The government itself has abetted the...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/can-gold-be-made-less-attractive-for-smugglers-en-bhaskar/1101981
Can the government make gold a cleaner, more profitable, business in India?
— By RN Bhaskar | Jul 13, 2017 07:16 am
Listen carefully to the words that are constantly being uttered by government spokesmen. They talk about driving black-marketeers to the ground....

How to give India's gold a better glow yet make it part of a "Make in India" movement
You can download the full report from here:
Gold is one of the oldest industries in India employing almost 3.5 million people.
But its...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/gold-trade-when-cats-begin-chanting-hymns/783251http://www.freepressjournal.in/gold-trade-when-cats-begin-chanting-hymns/783251
Gold trade: When cats begin chanting hymns
On 9 February, the All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) issued its ultimatum to the government that 300 associations of the jewellery trade with over 100,000 shops across the country, would...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/editorspick/gms-needs-polishing-for-brighter-glow/716007
The Gold Monetisation scheme deserves to be better implemented
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am
It is heartening to see the government pushing the GMS (Gold Monetisation Scheme). After decades, the government has finally become quite serious about mobilising...

http://www.freepressjournal.in/gms-needs-polishing-for-brighter-glow/
Gold Monetization Scheme needs polishing for brighter glow
— By RN Bhaskar | Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am
It is heartening to see the government pushing the GMS (Gold Monetisation Scheme). After decades, the government has finally become quite serious about mobilising...

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-dna-launches-its-policy-report-on-the-gems-and-jewellery-industry-2057473
A policy report on the gems and jewellery industry
dna has just put forth before the government a policy paper on “How to revive the gems and jewellery industry in India, and build on its employment and revenue potential".
A copy...

http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-policy-watch-india-s-huge-crush-on-gold-2020297
India's huge crush on gold
It does not really matter whether the outlook for gold is bearish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-policy-watch-with-stock-markets-on-boom-bearish-phase-for-gold-not-over-2017007) or even bullish (http://www.dnaindia.com/money/column-policy-watch-bulls-won-t-abandon-gold-easily-it-s-only-a-matter-of-time-2018682) . The one fact that cannot be ignored is that Indians love gold, and will keep buying it...

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